SUMMARY: Eleanor Anderson died on February 28, 1919 after an abortion perpetrated in Oakland, California by Dr. Ephriam Northcott.

Dr. Ephriam Northcott, the doctor who was convicted in the March, 1919 abortion death of Inez Reed, was also indicted for the February 28, 1919 abortion death of Eleanor Anderson.

Eleanor made a dying statement at Buena Vista Sanatorium in Oakland, California on February 1. She had checked into the hospital as Mrs. Henry Jacobs, then told police her name was Mabel Eleanor Andrson.

Sources:
  • "Identity of Dead Woman Is Puzzle," San Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 4, 1919
  • "Northcott is Again Indicted," Oakland Tribune, Jun. 17, 1919
  • "Ten Years Up for Northcott in Reed Case," Oakland Tribune, Jul. 5, 1919

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